One language worker remembers a trajectory of strategies over the last 25 years. The work of the Kawaiisu community will be at the center of this story. This is an opportunity to hear about and discuss various approaches to community-based language work and ask questions.

Laura Grant is a community organizer, language learner and teacher, immersion methods coach, and documentary media producer. She supports Indigenous peoples in their drive for language reclamation as a means to strengthen their communities. Beginning in 1997, her association with Paul Chavez and Elders Norma Nelson, Luther Girado, Betty Hernandez and Lucille Girado Hicks have been central in guiding her actions as a language advocate.

Sponsored and supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the UC Davis Native American Language Center, and UC Davis Department of Native American Studies.